Don't take it somewhere, what sort of self-respecting geek are you? They'll probably know less than you do and screw it up.
Doesn't look hard, order a new battery and watch this. https://youtu.be/GOtEPymBLBI Get yourself a phone repair kit ala ifixit <https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/Toolkits> or a clone of it on amazon <https://www.amazon.com/Kaisi-Electronics-Professional-Precision-Screwdriver/dp/B07ZNHWHV5/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=phone+repair+tool+kit&qid=1636935813&qsid=137-8165169-8140458&sr=8-5&sres=B07ZNHWHV5%2CB01GF0KV6G%2CB08SGM6F79%2CB015CMAJVK%2CB07ZB7FMLB%2CB08SGLSZFJ%2CB0718ZM6R1%2CB07Z913L48%2CB0968D5PSC%2CB08DRB1DFJ%2CB07GP3M2BM%2CB0822FS7Z6%2CB077D7WMZV%2CB07P6WSXBW%2CB08GCGKFLN%2CB0854JMCSR%2CB074M8NBZQ%2CB092JDD8M4%2CB08HH9CS3B%2CB01HT1BW0E&srpt=SCREWDRIVER> (I have both, not much difference), all the tools you need. Invest in yourself vs. the random dude across the city. -mb On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 4:27 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Lovely.... my computer Is a swall computer (7"x7") and I can't even see > the battery. > > https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000006787/intel-nuc.html > Even lovelier: the board is screwed in tightly and I can't get the board > off to access the battery. I'll take it somewhere and let someone else > worry about it. On a positive note the box is about 8 years old and the > battery is only rated for 3 if it isn't used. It has been sitting unused at > my parent's place for 7 of those 8 years. > > On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 1:23 PM Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> Michael via PLUG-discuss said on Sun, 14 Nov 2021 12:47:09 -0500 >> >> >When it begins to die does the clock not keep accurate time? >> > >> >-- >> >:-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> https://lmgtfy.app/?q=computer+cmos+battery >> >> Be sure to skip the ads. >> >> Seriously, Mike, if you have the slightest suspicion that your CMOS >> battery is causing trouble with your computer, and the battery is more >> than 1 year old (and remember, it could have been several months old if >> you bought the computer new, several years old if you bought it used), >> why not just spend five bucks for a new one, and for sure eliminate a >> possible source of otherwise hard to diagnose intermittence? >> >> SteveT >> >> Steve Litt >> Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful >> Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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